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ATC

Aireon To Offer Free Global Aircraft Tracking

Service will be available for search-and-rescue ops in 2017.
FBOs

Swissport Adds Munich FBO To Its Network

The aviation services provider expanded its footprint to 79 locations.
Airports

Cobb County Airport To Receive Customs Service

Starting next year, customers of the Atlanta-area airport will no longer have to stop first at another airport to clear customs.
Engines

Jet-Care Takes the Pulse of Aircraft Engines With Constant Testing

Jet-Care Takes the Pulse of Aircraft Engines With Constant Testing
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ATC

North Texas Airspace Changes Take Effect

Continuous power descents now a part of all North Texas Stars.
Accidents

UPS Addresses Lessons Learned from Birmingham Accident

A300 crash causes UPS to rethink operations.
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Safety

FAA Publishes Advice on Runway Overruns

Overruns account for 10 incidents or accidents annually.
Safety

NTSB Announces Flight Data and Locator Forum

October 7 event will look at technological changes over the past 15 years.
Safety

ICAO Task Force Assesses Conflict-zone Risks

ICAO to report on preliminary task-force findings next month.
Accidents

Search Teams Report Possible MH370 Objects on Ocean Floor

Malaysian ship en route to join search in southern Indian Ocean.
Safety

Ethiopia Achieves Level-one Safety Status

FAA inspected Ethiopian infrastructure using ICAO guidelines.
Safety

Eureka Prize Awarded to Helicopter Float System

Australian company wins the 2014 Defense Science and Technology Organization Eureka Prize.
Safety

Recording Details Hypoxia Symptoms

Incident highlights how dangerous hypoxia is to pilots at high altitude.
Accidents

King Air Accident in Argentina Claims Two

The aircraft crashed into houses and was destroyed
ATC

Aireon To Offer Global Aircraft Tracking as 'Public Service'

The service will provide search-and-rescue organizations with the location and last flight track of any 1090 MHz ADS-B transponder-equipped aircraft.
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Aircraft

Week’s Order Take Tops $11.3 Billion Worth of Airliners

Buying spree pads backlog totals at Boeing, Airbus and Embraer
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Regulations and Government

U.S. Air Force Leaders Say Top Programs Safe From Sequestration

Air Force leadership expresses confidence that top-priority procurements are safe from possible budget threats.
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Aircraft

Boeing, Northrop Grumman Propose JStars Replacements

The U.S. Air Force has abandoned plans to re-engine the aging JStars platform.
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Engines

F135 Engine Failure Investigation Makes Progress

Pratt & Whitney has devised an interim fix and F-35s are flying agan, with borescope inspections mandated every three flying hours.
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Aircraft

Russia Orders More Su-30SM Fighters

The recent contract brings to 72 the Russian defense ministry's order for Su-30SM fighters.
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Aircraft

Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 Upgrade Progresses Despite Groundings

Two aircraft have completed flight trials and are awaiting certification to the 2000-5 standard.
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Regulations and Government

High-altitude Airport OK Will Put Falcon 7X in Rare Air

Certification effort is intended to meet demand in Western China for business jets capable of operating at small high-altitude airports in the region.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Gets an Earful about New Hangar-use Policy

Agency received more than 1,000 comments about its proposed policy regarding the non-aeronautical use of airport hangars.
Regulations and Government

East Hampton Seeks To Limit Aircraft Ops at Its Airport

Town could impose an Aspen-style slot system with curfews and raise landing fees, fuel prices and hangar rents.
Regulations and Government

GAMA, ASTM Note Progress on CS/Part 23 Rewrite

Writing the new rules directly involves the general aviation industry.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sierra Selects GE Honda HF120 for Sapphire CitationJet Upgrade Program

Aircraft owners opting for the upgrade package will have the original factory-installed Williams FJ44-1A engines retrofitted with a pair of HF120s.
Charter & Fractional

London Executive Aviation Reports Banner Year

Revenue rose by 23 percent, “reflecting stronger charter demand and growth in the company’s aircraft management revenues.”
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Marks 75 Years of Modern Helicopter Flight

On Sept. 14, 1939, Igor Sikorsky lifted his experimental VS-300 helicopter “to tabletop height.”
Maintenance and Modifications

Timken To Restructure Aerospace Business

The company is exiting the engine overhaul business and closing its UK bearing facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Basel Completes ACJ319 VIP Interior

Project designed by Jet Aviation Design Studio
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